Stuff that Happened on January 1st

Greece was admitted to the European Union, in 1981; but, still had to sit at the kid’s table with Cyprus and the Netherlands. ♠ In 1971, the broadcasting of cigarette ads was outlawed which was probably a good idea overall; but, commercials looked looked a lot less cool after that. ♠ Queen Victoria was proclaimed, […]

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Thoughts on Christmas

[It’s been great writing for you folks, this year. I want to wish all of you Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. I might post some next week but, in case I don’t, Happy New Year as well] A great gift for a boy is a baseball glove; but, if you give one as a gift, […]

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What I Hate about Elevators

I catch a glimpse of the thin steel cable, then I look down at my big belly. Do I then take the stairs? You don’t get a belly like mine taking the stairs. ֎ I hate when a building has no thirteenth floor. I get the feeling that the people who designed it that way […]

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Breakfast, pt Vietnam

I’m still only in Saigon… Every time I wake up, I think I’m gonna wake up back in the jungle… maybe with pants… maybe without. There’s a bowl of rice congee in front of me, with squid and peanuts. It looks and tastes like something a whale coughed up. But, I eat it anyway because […]

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